ADOPT AN INTER-COASTAL ISLAND PROGRAMKeep Pinellas Beautiful is proud to announce that effective August 20, 2012, a new and exciting program called Adopt an Inter-coastal Island will be going into full implementation.

This new adoption program has been made possible with permission from Florida State Department of Environmental Protection and funding from Tampa Bay Estuary Program. It makes it possible for 20 Inter-coastal Island to be adopted by Pinellas Citizen Volunteers for the purpose of Litter and debris removal.

The Adopt An Inter-coastal Island program is very similar to other adoption programs in that it requires volunteer groups to sign a two year agreement to remove litter and debris from their adopted Island six times a year. It is different in that the adoptee volunteer determines when the six cleanups are to be done and the adoptee is ask to take the trash with them rather than leave the trash on their Island.

KPB has assigned numbers to the Islands for identification. These numbers are listed on the enclosed map and are also on the Adoption Signs on each Island.

Note: Once the program is underway, we will be listing the Inter-coastal Islands and the groups that have adopted them.

Help us cleanup the Intercoastal waterway by adopting an Island and enjoy a safe boating experience.

ADOPTABLE INTER-COASTAL ISLANDSPreface: Most of the Islands do not have an official number or name and not all islands are included in our program. We have grouped and numbered the islands using Google Earth maps. For adoption purpose we will be using an area number and an Island number.Example: 3-2 The number assigned by KPB must be used on all correspondence/reports. We have divided the islands into the following three zones for Adoption assignments only:

Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more. You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country. (http://earth.google.com)

We have two adoptees per island and your section desinates if you should clean on the odd months or the even months to keep the islands clean year-round. Odd months are designated section "A" and even months are designated section "B."